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Rangers vs ST Mirren: Match Preview

Rangers

Form unavailable

5-1

HT 2-1

ST Mirren

Date

16 August 2026

Kickoff

18:00

Venue

Ibrox Stadium

Round

Round of 16

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 18:00–20:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Rangers or draw and +0.5 goals

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Rangers face ST Mirren in League Cup in Scotland. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 16 August 2026 at 18:00 at Ibrox Stadium.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by confirmed lineups, 2 head-to-head meetings, recent team form.

Key match trends

ST Mirren have won 3 of their last 4 matches.

ST Mirren have won 3 in a row.

Head-to-head summary

Rangers wins

Draws

ST Mirren wins

Average goals

1.5

Both scored

50%

Over 2.5 goals

First-half goals

Meetings analysed

Rangers

Rating 3.3/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

Points rate

3.3/10

ST Mirren

Rating 8.3/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

17%

Clean sheets

Points rate

8.3/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Rangers

4-3-3

1 Ivor Pandur G

29 James Penrice D

24 Olwethu Makhanya D

37 Emmanuel Fernandez D

21 Dujon Sterling D

42 Tochi Chukwuani M

22 Vanja Dragojević M

43 Nicolas Raskin M

23 Djeidi Gassama M

20 Ryan Don Naderi F

17 Daisuke Yokota F

Coach

Derek McInnes

Substitutes

Findlay Curtis

Dan Neil

Ross McCausland

Lawrence Shankland

Liam Kelly

Ross McCrorie

Cameron Devlin

Connor Barron

Bojan Miovski

ST Mirren

4-2-3-1

1 Jacob Chapman G

3 Declan John M

13 Alexander Gogić D

22 Marcus Fraser D

2 Jayden Richardson M

10 Samuel Ramos M

8 Ryan Carr M

23 Chris Mochrie F

88 Killian Phillips M

19 Ismeal Kabia F

9 Eseosa Sule F

Coach

Craig McLeish

Substitutes

Fraser Taylor

Jake Young

Peter Urminsky

Richard King

Henry Fieldson

Liam Donnelly

Luke Thomas

Jalmaro Calvin

Luke Douglas

Rangers

Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

1Ivor PandurG
21Dujon SterlingD
37Emmanuel FernandezD
24Olwethu MakhanyaD
29James PenriceD
43Nicolas RaskinM
22Vanja DragojevićM
42Tochi ChukwuaniM
17Daisuke YokotaF
20Ryan Don NaderiF
23Djeidi GassamaM

Substitutes

52Findlay CurtisM
6Dan NeilM
45Ross McCauslandM
7Lawrence ShanklandF
31Liam KellyG
2Ross McCrorieM
14Cameron DevlinM
8Connor BarronM
28Bojan MiovskiF

Coach

Derek McInnes

ST Mirren

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1Jacob ChapmanG
2Jayden RichardsonM
22Marcus FraserD
13Alexander GogićD
3Declan JohnM
8Ryan CarrM
10Samuel RamosM
19Ismeal KabiaF
88Killian PhillipsM
23Chris MochrieF
9Eseosa SuleF

Substitutes

30Fraser TaylorM
20Jake YoungF
1Peter UrminskyG
5Richard KingD
53Henry FieldsonD
4Liam DonnellyM
16Luke ThomasM
17Jalmaro CalvinF
32Luke DouglasF

Coach

Craig McLeish

RangersST Mirren

⚽ Goal
R. Naderi · D. Gassama
9'
⚽ Goal
R. Naderi · D. Gassama
🟨 Yellow card
M. Fraser
12'
🟨 Yellow card
M. Fraser
⚽ Goal
V. Dragojevic · D. Yokota
18'
⚽ Goal
V. Dragojevic · D. Yokota
🟨 Yellow card
E. Fernandez
20'
🟨 Yellow card
E. Fernandez
⚽ Goal
C. R. Mochrie
30'
⚽ Goal
C. R. Mochrie
HT 2-1
↔ Sub
D. Yokota · F. Curtis
46'
↔ Sub
D. Yokota · F. Curtis
⚽ Goal
D. Gassama · J. Penrice
52'
⚽ Goal
D. Gassama · J. Penrice
⚽ Goal
J. Penrice
54'
⚽ Goal
J. Penrice
↔ Sub
I. Kabia · J. Young
59'
↔ Sub
I. Kabia · J. Young
↔ Sub
S. Ramos · F. Taylor
59'
↔ Sub
S. Ramos · F. Taylor
↔ Sub
V. Dragojevic · D. Neil
63'
↔ Sub
V. Dragojevic · D. Neil
↔ Sub
D. Gassama · R. McCausland
63'
↔ Sub
D. Gassama · R. McCausland
↔ Sub
R. Naderi · L. Shankland
63'
↔ Sub
R. Naderi · L. Shankland
⚽ Missed penalty
K. Phillips · K. Phillips
67'
⚽ Missed penalty
K. Phillips · K. Phillips
🟨 Yellow card
R. McCausland
71'
🟨 Yellow card
R. McCausland
⚽ Goal
R. McCausland
74'
⚽ Goal
R. McCausland
↔ Sub
E. Sule · L. Thomas
76'
↔ Sub
E. Sule · L. Thomas
↔ Sub
D. Sterling · R. McCrorie
83'
↔ Sub
D. Sterling · R. McCrorie
↔ Sub
K. Phillips · H. Fieldson
84'
↔ Sub
K. Phillips · H. Fieldson
↔ Sub
C. R. Mochrie · L. Douglas
84'
↔ Sub
C. R. Mochrie · L. Douglas
FT 5-1

Rangers recent results

DRangers v Jagiellonia1-1 LRangers v Hibernian1-2 LJagiellonia v Rangers2-1 DDundee Utd v Rangers1-1 DRangers v West Ham0-0 WRangers v Saint Etienne2-1

ST Mirren recent results

WST Mirren v ST Johnstone1-0 WFalkirk v ST Mirren0-2 LST Mirren v Dunfermline0-1 WST Mirren v East Kilbride4-3 WCove Rangers v ST Mirren0-4 WDumbarton v ST Mirren0-4

Match preview guide

Rangers vs ST Mirren: form, H2H and match context

This League Cup match page combines the scheduled kickoff, recent results, head-to-head meetings, available lineups, match events and team statistics in one place. The sections above compare Rangers and ST Mirren, with supported live updates and the final result added as the fixture progresses.

How to read recent form

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What H2H tells you

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Data coverage and prediction note

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